Anyone know of a weighing clinic open on Thursdays?

[Annie Carter]

I was supposed to get my baby weighed yesterday and couldn't make it as I was ill. He hasn't been weighed for nearly 3 weeks so Id love to know his weight as otherwise will need to wait until first week of Jan.

I normally go to Townley Road but that's Wednesdays only I believe.

Thanks!

[hpsaucey]

why not just get on a pair of scales at home if you have one with and without your baby? Maybe not as accurate but not bad! Done this a few times with baby number two as could never be bothered to queue just to get him weighed lol!

[paperina]

Have never done it differently with either kid but was lucky to have chubby-but-not-super-chubby, non-spitting-up, pretty well eating kids. If your baby isn't particularly skinny (or excessively chubby) based on its looks I would think you don't even have to bother with the home scale either :-$ Sorry I know social services will be after me within a week but we're kind of overdoing this weighing clinic thing IMO :-$

hpsaucey Wrote:

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> why not just get on a pair of scales at home if

> you have one with and without your baby? Maybe not

> as accurate but not bad! Done this a few times

> with baby number two as could never be bothered to

> queue just to get him weighed lol!

[hpsaucey]

paperina Wrote:

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> Have never done it differently with either kid but

> was lucky to have chubby-but-not-super-chubby,

> non-spitting-up, pretty well eating kids. If your

> baby isn't particularly skinny (or excessively

> chubby) based on its looks I would think you don't

> even have to bother with the home scale either :-$

> Sorry I know social services will be after me

> within a week but we're kind of overdoing this

> weighing clinic thing IMO :-$

>

> hpsaucey Wrote:

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> > why not just get on a pair of scales at home if

> > you have one with and without your baby? Maybe

> not

> > as accurate but not bad! Done this a few times

> > with baby number two as could never be bothered

> to

> > queue just to get him weighed lol!

Ditto. took my second to the HV to be weighed twice and that was because I took pity on her as she was so nice and was encouraging mums to go along. Can imagine that many people find it a comfort - whilst some find it stress inducing. Some just like to see their baby's growth 'progress' on that red book chart! Usually just weighed at home when was wondering If he'd just put on lots of weight or I was getting old and tired!

[Ruth_Baldock]

We weigh our son by putting him in the door bouncer harness (we know it weighs EXACTLY 340g) and then weighing him with a excess luggage...er...measurer thing. It's not 110% accurate, but it gets the job done. An idea for the future perhaps?

I believe there used to be a HV/baby weigh drop in clinic at 'baby and me' which is at the surestart centre on Bantry St SE5. I think it's from 1-3? USed to be in the dulwich/camberwell 'lets go' events listings.